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Clean terrazzo
then
By Gene Gary
Q. We purchased an old
home and the floor of the
bathroom shower is terraz-
zo, which has a heavy dark
water stain.
I have tried many cleaners
and although I have succeed-
ed in removing some of the
stain, I cannot seem to eradi-
cate it all
1 will appreciate any help
you can offer. — Mrs. O.B.
A. We suggest you first
give the floor a good clean-
ing, scrubbing with a nylon
scouring pad or stiff brush
and warm to hot water.
While the floor surface is
still damp, apply a poultice
1/2 -inch thick, made as fol-
lows: Using an abrasive -
cleaning powder, preferably
one containing a bleach,
make a thick paste with hot
water, about 1 pound of pow-
der for each 11/2 square feet
of surface to be covered. Let
the poultice remain on the
floor for 48 hours or until
completely dry. Remove
with wood paddles to prevent
scratching the terrazzo sur-
face. Rinse well.
If the above fails, make a
poultice of whiting and hy-
drogen peroxide, to which is
added a few drops of house-
hold ammonia. Spread over
the stain and let dry.
A third suggestion is to use
a "flush -off" paint and var-
nish remover. After the stain
has been removed, give the
floor two coats of terrazzo
sealer which should resist
further staining.
seal
Q. A couple of years ago
when I built my home, I had
a vinyl tile floor laid in the
basement. Now I am having
a problem, an alkali sub-
stance seeping up between
the tiles. The tile itself has
not been affected yet.
About once a month, I use
a putty knife to scrape off the
excess, then scrub the floor
with an electric floor scrub-
ber.
Can this annoying problem
be corrected? Do you think it
may have been prevented if
a water -proof adhesive had
been used? — Sam S.S.;
Poway, Calif.
A. When installing a floor
covering in the basement, a
concrete sealer should have
been applied and a water-
proof adhesive used. Also
only tile suitable for below
grade floors should be in-
stalled.
The solution to your
problem is to remove ,the
present tile and replace with
new tile, following the sug-
gested procedure above.
Q. Our cork floor is more
than 30 years old, has been
sanded and finished with a
dull hard coating. Now that
coating shows wear in spots,
wearing the cork under the
coating.
What finish can we apply
since it is impossible to have
a new cork floor laid? We
have made several inquiries
and they no longer make the
cork for this purpose. — Mrs.
Frank K.
it
A. The safest and best way
we know is to sand the floor.
Cork is the only one of the re-
silient floors which may be
successfully sanded.
However, unless you are
an experienced sander, do
not use a drum sanding
machine or you may ruin the
floor. Use a regular floor po-
lishing machine with a sand-
ing disc attached, using a
fairly coarse grade of paper
first and following with a fine
grade:
We suggest that instead of
resealing the cork, you give
it two applications of solvent -
type floor wax, liquid or
paste, and buff each coat
when dry. After that, the
floor can be maintained with •
water wax.
Q. Our problem is a self-
cleaning gas oven that is
dirty with caked or burned -
on stains along wall and bot-
tom surfaces.
What can be used to clean
up this mess? Heavy clean-
sers are supposedly "no -
no's".
Your help would be appre-
ciated. — Mrs. R.N.S.
A. I suggest you call the
dealer or manufacturer's re-
presentative. Cleansers are
not supposed to be used with
self-cleaning ovens, which
suggests your oven is mal-
functioning. An inspection by
a qualified repairman is
needed.
The best thing to get out of
exercise is rest.
raising chinchillas
FOR FUN AND PROFIT ...
CHINCHILLAS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES °
I thrive in cages housed in basements or other building. My fur is so thick that -
vermin cannot live on me, hence my reputation as the cleanest animal. I am a
vegetarian and my feed bill for an entire year is usually less than $10.00.
My fur is one of the most valuable in the world and my offspring are in demand for
fine pelts and breeding stock at good prices.
"Chinchillas are an extremely good natured and clean pet.' Paul Villeneuve
Here are a few Benefits of Raising chinchillas for extra
income rather than other types of animals.
• Very little space is • High return on initial
required investment
• Chinchillas are extremely • A very loveable nature
clean
• Very Easy to care for consumers
Please send me !Port: information about Chinchilla Breeding
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Drayton
1-638-2927
ask for
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Mail To: Mr. P. Villeneuve, 50 Arlington Blvd. Kitchener, Ont. N2A 209
Bill Smiley
Growing- old comfortably
as 'isistsa;Nwi
How to supplement your
income wherrn1you go into re-
tirement? This is an occupa-
tional hazard of potential re-
tirees, who, after living in
this country for the past thir-
ty years, know full well that
their paper money is going to
be good for starting fires
with, and not much else, in a
decade or so.
Canadians are extremely
security -conscious. They
don't give a diddle about
growing old gracefully. They
want to grow old comfor-
tably.
It's hard to believe. These
are the same people whose
ancestors came from the
fogs of Scotland and the bogs
of Ireland and the smogs of
England, with plenty of
nerve and not much else.
They paid their dues with
hard work, taking chances,
raising and feeding huge
families. The last things in
their minds were pensions,
condominiums in the south,
the falling dollar, or Ayrabs.
They didn't need oil; they
cut their own wood. They
couldn't even spell condo-
minium. There was no such
thing as a pension.
The old man was Grampa,
and he hung onto his land,
bullied his sons, and made
most of the decisions, until
he retired to senility and the
fireside.
The old lady was Gramma,
and she -helped birth her
grandchildren, bossed her
daughters, had a wisdom
that only hard living can
give, and was buried thank-
fully, but with copious tears
all around.
They lived with a certain
ugliness; brutal work, vi-
cious weather, cruel child-
bearing by the women, until
they were warped and arth-
ritic and sick in body.
Few pleasures like music
and books and drama and
automatic dishwashers and
television and milk in a plas-
tic carton instead of a cow.
But they didn't need two
martinis to give them an ap-
petite for dinner. They didn't
need a couple of Seconal to
put them to sleep, or a couple
of mood elevators to relieve
their depression, or a couple
of Valium to relax their
muscles.
They ate like animals be-
cause they worked like
horses. They slept like ani-
mals because they were ex-
hausted. They didn't need
mood changers because they
had only two or three moods:
angry, tired out, or joyful.
They didn't need muscle re-
laxers because their muscles
were too busy to relax.
Now you may think I'm
making a pitch for "The
good old days." I'm not. I
think they were dreadful
days. I remember the look on
my Dad when he couldn't
even make a payment on the
coal bill. I remember watch-
ing my mother, who never
cried, weeping over the sew-
ing machine at midnight,
when she thought no one was
looking.
But in those days, people
grew old with a certain dig-
nity, if not beauty. They ac-
cepted their final illness as
"God's will". Most people to-
day say, "Why me?" when
they are stricken.
Today people want to be
beautiful when they're old.
They want to be thought of as
"young at heart". They want
to be comfortable. They
don't want to be ill. They
dread the, cold. They fear
poverty. They search, some-
times desperately, for some
sort of womb, or cocoon to go
back to, where they will be
safe and warm and fed, and
never have to look that grim
Old Man straight in the eye.
And modern economy Pets
them down. Their hard-
earned, and hard -saved dol-
lars dwindle into cents. They
come close to heart attacks
and strokes when they have
to pay $3.80 for a pound of
beef, 89 cents for a lousy
head of lettuce, over a dollar
for a pound of butter. They
are disoriented, confused,
and frightened.
And it's not only the old
who are frightened and inse-
cure. I see it in my younger
colleagues. They don't talk
about Truth and Beauty,
Ideas and Life. They talk
about property and RRSPs,
and the price of gold, and in-
flation, and the terrorizing
'possibility of losing their
jobs.
Some of the smart younger
teachers bought some land
when it was cheap (they're
not so young anymore, eh?)
and built on it. The smarter
ones have a working wife.
The smartest ones have
bpth. Most of them even
those in their thirties, are al-
ready figuring &n a second
income when they retire:
selling real estate or boats;
doing the books for some
small businessman; market
gardening; antique shops.
Who can blame them?
But I have the answer for
every one of them. No prob-
lem about retirement. Just
follow Bill Smiley around, do
exactly the opposite to what
he does, and you'll come out
healthy, wealthy and wise,
when it's time to put your
feet up.
If Smiley buys equities,
buy blue chip stocks. If
Smiley buys gold mining
stock, buy a swamp. If
Smiley calls the Tories to
will, vote Liberal. If Smiley
buys an ounce of gold, dump
yours fast, because it will
drop $200 overnight. If
Smiley gets into seatbelts,
because they are compul-
sory you get out. The law will
change.
I could go on and on, but I
won't. Just watch what I do,
and do the opposite. And
have all the papers to prove
it. But I'm charging twenty
per cent of everything you
make. And that's how I plan
to weather inflation and re-
tirement.
Palestinian raid
The Lebanese army en-
tered a Palestinian refugee
camp on Oct. 6, 1982, and
arrested dozens of people
in the second such raid in
West Beirut in two days.
From The Living Bible
Lord, you are my re-
fuge! Don't let me
down! Save me from my
enemies, for you are
just! Rescue me! Bend
down your ear and listen
to my plea and save me.
Be to me rt great pro-
tecting Rock, where I am
always .welcome, safe
from all attacks. For you
have issued the order to
save m,e. Rescue me, 0
God, from these unjust
and cruel- men. 0 Lord,
you alone are my hope;
I've trusted you from
childhood. Yes, you have
been with .me from birth
and have helped me con-
stantly, ----no wonder I am
always praising you!
Psalms 71:1-6
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
AUCTION SALE
Of Farm Machinery, Straw, Farm Tools &
Misc. Items for
MERVYN
ELDORA. SCHNEIDER
Lot 7, Con. 9, Maryborough Twp., located 1
mile west of Moorefield on
Sat., June 9
12:00 Noon
TRACTORS: Allis Chalmers 017, Series IV gas
tractor, P.S., 3 pth. remotes, in good cond.;
Allis Chalmers WF gas tractor, good cond.
MACHINERY: Hesston 300, S.P. 10' swather
with pickup and bat reels; New Holland 353
mix -mill with 16" mill, 80 bu. tank, loading
auger and 17' unload auger; New Holland 268
hay baler; New Holland 404 hay conditioner;
Malco 24 pipe hay elevator with motor; Int.
Eastern 15 disc, grain, fert. and grass seed drill
on rubber (high wheels); White 251 wheel
disc, 10' Massey Harris side rake on rubber
(high wheels); 2 farm wagons with hay racks;
Kongskilde 3 pth. 8' cultivator; Allis Chalmers 3
pth. 3 furrow plow, 16" bottoms; 180 bu.
gravity grain bin on wagon; Int. 125 bu. P.T.O.
spreader; Int. 9' steel wheel cultivator; 4 sec-
tion harrows with stretcher; 9' land packer
single with transport wheels; 3 steel drum land
roller; 20' 4" grain auger with 10' extension;
16' 31/2" grain auger with motor; tilt table buzz
saw.
STRAW: Approx. 500 bales of straw (square
bales).
MISC.: 3' x 5' steel welding table; 13' x 6"
feed auger; 2 stable exhaust fans; steel he g
feeders; castorgate; heat lamps; beam scale;
some used lumber; Elmira No. 2 & 3 oat rollers
for parts; hay car; plus wagon load of farm tools
and misc. items.
Owner or Auctioneer not Responsible for
Accidents or Loss of Property Sale Day. '
Terms - Cash or Cheque with Proper I.D.
Sale Day.
Proprietor:
MERVYN SCHNEIDER
Phone 638-2171
Auctioneer:
BOB GILMORE
Phone 291-3489
__CLOTHING LIQUID.1.I....TIQN
SAL
FOR THREE DAYS
ONLY!
We've made a special purchase of
clothing & footwear and now we have 3
DAYS to clear it out . . . all at savings you
can't pass by.
Thousands & Thousands of Blue
Jeans for men, ladies and children by
leading manufacturers and designers will
be sold at wholesale prices.
You'll also find a Targe selection of
summer tops & pants, shorts, summer
jackets, rugger pants, 1 & 2 pc. jogging
suits, plus a Targe display of work
clothing: pants, shirts, socks, coveralls &
jean jackets.
We have footwear for everyone
including jogging shoes for men, ladies
and children by Jordache, Autry &
Cheetah. Plus terrific values on work
shoes, dress shoes and rubber boots.
JOGGING SHOES
or
For the Whole Family!
TOP QUALITY SHOES BY:
JORDACHE
Reg. $34.50
SALE PRICE
9
Thurs,
Fri. • May 31
Sate June1 9
29
Pin
MEN'S WORK
CLOTHING
Work 1095
Pants .. .
Work
Shirts
795
Work 149
Socks
Men's Safety _.._.._ ._..
Work Boots
No. 1 CSA Approved
from
95
and up
Ladies'
TOPS
from 5
5
Ladies' 2 pc.
JOGGING
SUITS 1 395
RUGGER
PANTS ..:.from
795
Get there early for the
Best Selection!
M SALES ARENA
Just North of Winghlarn
on Highway No. 4. 357-1730
Terms Cash, Cheque, Visa and
Mastercard Accepted
4
1'
CLEARING
AUCTION SALE
Of 3 Tractors, Machinery, Scrap, Misc.,
Travel Trailer, Antiques, etc: for
DONALD WOOD
Lot 45 & 46, Con. 2, Normanby Twp. Go
north of Mount Forest on No. 6 Highway to
Ayton Road. Turn left, go 11/4 miles to first
corner, turn left. First farm on right on
Sat., June 2
12:30 Noon
TRACTORS, MACHINERY: Farmall H. gas trac-
tor, good cond.; I.H. W4 gas tractor, running
order; Cockshutt 70 gas tractor, motor seized,
real good hind tires, 13-24; M.H. 35 gas SP
combine, pickup, for parts, motor runs; George
White No. 6 thresher with 100' drive belt, sold
separate, good cond.; I.H. 46 hay baler with
thrower; alum. 14' truck box, wood deck, roll
up door; 48 passenger school bus, body only,
easily moved; New Holland 404 hay condi-
tioner; 32 plate drag disc, good; 2 old cults.;
Bear -Cat PTO hammermill, running order; 2 - 5
ton wagon gears and racks; 3 drum land roller;
old McKee harvester; Gehl forage harvester, 2
heads; M.H. side rake; New Idea 7' trail
mower; old bale elevator; old dual wheeled ,
trailer; 2 old wagons; I.H. 2 row 3 pth. corn
planter; 2 sets of harrows; old seed drill; im-
plements for scrap; other items not listed; 3
wagon loads of small items.
TRAILER: Tourah travel trailer, sleeps 4, fur-
nace, 2 burner gas stove, ice box, sink, etc.,
good shape.
MISC. TOOLS, ETC.: 150 Ib. anvil, good; walk-
ing plow; Bauman upright cattle oiler; 3' old car
axles and wheels; old saddles; odd horse
harness; old batteries; 2 way hyd. cylinder,
good; portable cement mixer; hand power
winch, 1/2" cable; piles of scrap; approx. 150'
new eavestrough; approx. 150' new ridge cap;
15 sheets new tempered glass 32 x 69; lawn
mowers for parts, etc.; odd snowmobile parts;
Model T chassis and wheels, fenders, running
boards, etc.; old tires; 4 rolls of snow fence; 6
sheets heavy steel 8' roofing; old milk and
cream cans; old antique drill press; old forage;
old hand augers; 2 rolls of chain link fence;
chain link fence, standing; electric motors; old
pump jack; fanning mill; approx. 75 rod roll new
woven wire; chicken wire, etc.; large gas hot
water heater; tractor chains; approx. 65' 10"
McKee pipes; snow fence stakes; wooden ext.
ladder; a lot of small items not listed; part rolls
of barb wire.
ANTIQUES, HOUSEHOLD: 2 - 6' harvest type
tables, in rough; 2 old rockers, in rough;
wooden washing machine; antique davenport
couch; odd end tables; old model stereo;
modern type china cabinet; small antique
cabinet; older style chesterfield; odd wooden
chairs; wooden & steel pulleys; wardrobe with
mirrored door, good cond.; other household
items not listed.
TERMS: Cash Sale Day. Cheques with I.D. on-
ly. Lunch Booth. Farm is Rented. Everything to
be removed in 10 days. Sale Order - Antiques,
Household, Wagon Load, Misc., Machinery.
Owner or Auctioneer not Responsible for Ac-
cidents, Injury, or Loss of Property Sale Day.
Proprietor:
DONALD WOOD
323-1178
Auctioneer:
JOHN D. MCPHEE
Mount Forest 323-4058
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